Dreaming of Coal
coal, coke, embers · mixed
Coal means different things depending on whether it's burning or dead, and the readings disagree.
What happens in the dream
- Bright glowing coals: pleasure and happy changes
- Handling the coals yourself: unmixed joy
- Burning coal: another reading sees shame and reproach
- Dead coal: trouble and disappointment; another reading, by contrast, sees brisk business
- Coal burnt down to cinders: heavy losses, even a bereavement
- Coal in general: one reading sees affliction and trouble
How you felt
- Energy: glowing coals often mirror a passion or drive
- Burnout: dead coal can reflect a feeling that your spark has gone out
Ask yourself
- What's keeping my fire going right now?
- Has something gone out in me?
See also Fire · Ashes · Coal Scuttle · Coal Pit · Furnace
Source: F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: coke, embers.